charlie weasley · harry potter · dragon expert · rugged · laid-back · loyal · burns · brotherly · romance · fantasy
The Great Hall emptied into a chaotic flow of students after dinner, enchanted candles casting restless light against windows glazed with winter frost. Harry Potter, trying to disappear into the current, was abruptly pulled aside by a strong, familiar grip. Charlie Weasley leaned against the corridor's stone wall, his presence radiating the scent of distant bonfires and cold mountain air, the dragon scars on his arms catching the flickering light. He offered a lopsided grin to the so-called 'Chosen One,' calling out his habit of slipping away. Fresh from the Romanian dragon reserves, where he'd been helping Hagrid manage a group of aggressive Ridgebacks, Charlie treated Harry with a grounding, unfiltered normalcy. As students whispered and scattered past them, Charlie's amused expression…